BUS 200 - Introduction to Law

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Introduction to the origins, development, structure, institutions and processes of the US legal system. Topics include law as a system of social thought and behavior; law as a framework for the resolution of conflicting claims; legal reasoning; law as a process for protecting and facilitating voluntary interactions and fundamental rights in a business society; legal terminology, civil and criminal procedures, legal rights and remedies, torts, contracts, criminal law, and property. Required for all business students transferring to the UW School of Business; recommended for any student interested in a career in law, law enforcement or related.

Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 with a C or higher.
Distribution Requirements:

Social Sciences Distribution Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Understand how law reflects the society it serves including the foundations and structure of the US legal system and fundamental legal concepts including legal rights and remedies, courts and court procedures, contracts, criminal law and procedure, torts, property, civil procedure and litigation, comparative law, legal terminology and case briefing.

Course Contents

Foundations of the US legal system
Legal terminology
Fundamentals of legal reasoning
Case briefing
Legal terminology
Fundamentals of Criminal law and procedure
Fundamentals of Civil law, procedure and litigation
Fundamentals of contract law
Fundamentals of torts
Fundamentals of comparative law
Fundamentals of legal rights and remedies
Structure and functions of US court systems

Instructional Units: 5